Page 4: Historical Events In June - 06

1883  Ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1885  19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 on June - 06.   

1886  Paul Dudley White, heart specialist on this day in history.   

1887  Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist on this day in history.   

1889  Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks on this day in history.   

1890  On June - 06 united States Polo Association forms, NYC   

1890  On June - 06 dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)   

1891  On June - 06 istvan Kardos, composer   

1893  Ludovic Feldman, composer on June - 06.   

1894  Sabin V Dragoi, composer on this day in history.   

1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on June - 06.   

1896  21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 on June - 06.   

1896  Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome) on June - 06.   

1898  Ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet) on this day in history.   

1898  Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62 on June - 06.   

1900  On June - 06 arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train)   

1901  Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67) on this day in history.   

1902  On June - 06 avraham Daus, composer   

1903  On June - 06 aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane)   

1904  National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history french Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request   

1905  On June - 06 john Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show)   

1906  On this day in history paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a first section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz).   

1906  On June - 06 max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn)   

1907  On this day in history bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946)   

1909  On this day in history isaiah Berlin, philosopher   

1910  Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet) on June - 06.   

1911  Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified) on June - 06.   

1912  On this day in history the eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on this day in history.   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on this day in history.   

1913  On June - 06 jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister   

1914  The first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on June - 06.   

1914  1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on this day in history.   

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1236  On June - 06 birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  On this day in history birth of regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables   

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.   

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on June - 06.   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on June - 06.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on June - 06.   

1606  On June - 06 birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  On this day in history agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  On June - 06 norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  On June - 06 death of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on June - 06.   

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on June - 06.   

1563  On June - 06 death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  On June - 06 death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on June - 06.